A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih condemned domestic violence and abuse as contributing factors to many of society’s ills. He also stated that society has a collective obligation to reduce abuse and exploitation and to do more to protect women and children. The President expressed these sentiments whilst inaugurating the Ministry of Gender, Family and Social Services’ […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdulla Shahid, and Foreign Ministry executives, regarding the Maldives’ major foreign policy priorities taking into account the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. The meeting was held this morning at the President’s Office. At the meeting, Foreign Ministry executives briefed the President on their roadmap […]
Economic Minister Fayyaz Ismail has made a statement revealing that the government hopes to repatriate at least 20,000 undocumented expatriate migrants in the Maldives before the end of the year, 2020. The government evaluates that more than 70,000 illegal migrant workers reside in different areas of the Maldives from which 90% of the workers are […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih met with the National Security Council (NSC) and relevant senior officials this evening, to discuss the ongoing protests by foreign workers over unpaid wages. The meeting was held at the President’s Office. Discussions pertained to the rising tensions between certain expatriates and locals, the threat this poses to public safety, and […]
The Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM)’s President Aminath Eenas & Member Aishath Afreen, resigned from the rights watchdog on Sunday. Their resignations came at a time the Parliament’s Committee on Human Rights and Gender were preparing to dismiss HRCM’s members nearing the end of their five-year terms. Vice President Mohamed Zahid, and members Moosa […]
A tax is a compulsory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed upon a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures. The Parliament of Maldives had recently approved to decrease the duties on tobacco items imported to two regional ports […]
The National Awards Committee has opened nominations for the National Award of Honour in an announcement published today on the Government’s gazette. President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih made the decision to open nominations for the awards after consulting with his cabinet last week. These and other special achievement awards are typically presented to recipients at ceremonies […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih dismissed Ali Waheed from his post as Minister of Tourism. He was serving the nation as a Minister for over 19 months and terminated due allegations of sexual assault to a Tourism Ministry staff, which were reported directly to the President and the Ministry of Gender, Family and Social Services. Currently, […]
Maldives had signed a Contract worth MVR 28.3 Million with the United Nations at a ceremony held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Foreign Ministry stated that on behalf of the government of Maldives, the projects were signed by the Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid, and on behalf of the UN in the Maldives, the […]